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Torii Kiyonaga

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

c. 1787
Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book
26.1 × 38.8 cm (10.3 × 15.3 in)

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